One day a man saw an old lady standing by her expensive car, clearly in need of help. So he stopped his old truck and got out. Although he was smiling, the old lady was worried. Was he gong to hurt her? He didn’t look safe.
The man could see that she was frightened, so in his friendliest voice he said, “I’m here to help you, madam. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.” Bryan quickly fixed the car and the lady thanked him. Then she asked how much she should pay him.
But Bryan wanted no money. He was just giving a hand to someone in trouble. This was normal for him. He said, “If you really want to repay me, next time you see someone in need, help them and think of me.”
After saying goodbye, the lady continued down the road until she reached a small café where she decided to stop for something to eat. As the pretty waitress took her order, the lady noticed she was nearly eight months pregnant(怀孕). Although the waitress looked tired she was very kind. As the lady was going to pay the $10 bill she remembered Bryan’s words.
She paid with a hundred-dollar bill. But when the waitress returned with the change the lady was gone. On the table she saw a small note. There ware tears in her eyes when she read it: “Somebody once helped me the way I’m helping you. If you want to pay me back, continue being kind to others.” Under the note were nine more $100 bills.
Was the old lady an angel? The waitress was so excited that she called her husband to tell him the news. “Bryan Anderson my dear…you’re not going to believe what just happened…”
1.When the lady saw Bryan, she was worried because she thought_____ .
A. he may hurt her B. he wasn’t going to stop
C. he couldn’t help her D. she didn’t have enough money
答案: A
【解析】
2.What can we learn about the old lady from the story?
A. She was never kind to others.
B. She was usually quite careless.
C. She was probably very rich.
D. She was not a very good driver.
答案: C
【解析】
3.The underlined expression “giving a hand to(Paragraph 3)is closest in meaning to “____”.
A. questioning B. helping C. hurting D. calling
答案: B
【解析】
4.The underlined word “it” (Paragraph 5) refers to “____”.
A. the change B. the bill C. the note D. the order
答案: C
【解析】
5.Which of the following shows the relationship between the man, the lady and the waitress?
答案:D
【解析】
It was the last day of school and I planned to travel to my friend’s hometown. I hadn’t seen him for years and this was a good 36 to meet him again.
I was busy at school so it was rather 37 when I came back home. It was already 10 o’clock at night. Time was running out. After a hurried meal I left. 38 I found a taxi very soon. Asking the driver to drive me fast to the station, I relaxed for a while, imagining what my friend looked like now. I was soon at the station and was sure that I would be able to 39 the train. Unfortunately, I fell on the way and lost some time. To my complete 40 , when I reached the platform, I saw that the train had just left! It was the last train so I had to 41 home.
My mother was glad to see me back as she had a feeling about my trip. But I was unhappy. I tried to relax and went to bed but I had a 42 sleep. The next morning I was very tired. As I was having breakfast the 43 arrived. I read over the pages and was shocked to 44 that the train I missed had had an accident. How 45 I was that I missed the train!
1.A. sign B. chance C. sense D. dream
2.A. strange B. cold C. late D. quiet
3. A. Finally B. Suddenly C. Strangely D. Luckily
4. A. stop B. see C. catch D. miss
5.A. satisfaction B. hope C. surprise D. joy
6.A. call B. leave C. reach D. return
7. A. deep B. bad C. great D. heavy
8. A. newspaper B. ticket C. mild D. train
9. A. find B. hear C. feel D. remember
10. A. hopeful B. thankful C. careful D. painful
Jack worked in a shop that sold clocks. He was always telling Harry 26 a new clock. But Harry, 27 lived next door to Jack, said he didn’t need one.
“ 28 needs a clock,” Jack said. “How do you know when it’s time to get up?”
“My landlord Mr. Smith turns on his radio at seven o’clock and listens 29 the news,” Harry said. “That’s my morning call.”
“Ok. But how do you know when to go to work?”
“By the time I 30 my breakfast, it’s eight o’clock, time to leave for the office. Then I walk there. When I arrive at my office, it’s nice o’clock. That’s 31 time I start work.”
“Ok. But how do you know when it’s time to go home?”
“The factory bell 32 ” Harry told him.
“But how do you know when it’s time to go to bed?”
“The television programs come to end.”
By now Jack was really 33 . “Ok,” he shouted. “Now tell me what would happen 34 you woke up in the middle of the night and wanted to know the time.”
“That’s easy,” Harry said, “I would knock heavily on 35 wall. Then you would shout at me, ‘What are you doing knocking on my wall at three o’clock in the morning?’”
1. A. to buy B. buying C. bought D. buy
2. A. which B. whose C. that D. who
3.A. No one B. Neither one C. Everyone D. Someone
4. A. at B. to C. in D. on
5. A. eats B. have eaten C. ate D. was eating
6.A. a B. an C. the D.不填
7. A. ring B. rings C. was rung D. ringing
8.A. anger B. angrily C. angry D. angering
9. A. if B. that C. why D. how
10. A. his B. their C. her D. your
I can’t remember _____ I put the book, and I need it for my homework now.
A. where B. how C. what D. why
I hear the tall girl wearing glasses is your new classmate. She’s from America, _____ ?
A. has she B. isn’t she C. hasn’t she D. does she
The actress is already 50, but she looks ______ than she really is.
A. young B. more young C. more younger D. much younger
